Base maintenance day

Base maintenance day

Today members of the full team and support group attended our Ladybridge Hall base today to catch up on some maintenance of both our vehicles and base.  Routine checks are regularly carried out on our vehicles to ensure they and the equipment carried are ready for use...
Base maintenance day

Charity Collection at ASDA Farnworth on Saturday

Our Support Group and team members will be holding a charity collection at ASDA in Farnworth on Saturday, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, to raise funds to support our voluntary search and rescue service. Please come along and chat to us about our work and – maybe...
Base maintenance day

Grappenhall Scouts visit our HQ

As reported in these pages on 10th May 2016, 25th Warrington East (St Wilfrid’s Grappenhall) Scout Troop has chosen Bolton Mountain Rescue Team to support as their Christmas Charity for 2016.  This follows us being chosen in 2008 and 2011, with a total of over...
Base maintenance day

Atherton Fire Station Emergency vehicles open day

Today 5 team members travelled to Atherton Community Fire Station to support their open day.  The team took along BM3 Land rover ambulance and BM6 our control vehicle. Local families had the opportunity to look around the control vehicle, land rover and all the kit we...
Base maintenance day

Team Welcomes Guests at our HQ

On Wednesday evening, 5th October 2016,  our Chairman, Gill Leigh, and other team members, were pleased to welcome several guests to our HQ. Maureen & John Ashworth came to see us as representatives of the Rotary Club of Bolton Lever, and presented our Equipment...
Base maintenance day

Retirement of Dave Marsh from the Team

Not previously reported on our website was the retirement from the team of Dave Marsh, handler of our Water Search Dog, Sasha. Dave originally joined the team back in August 1976. He has ‘retired’  twice already but has over 30 years experience within Mountain Rescue...